10 words from this day's editorials with Hindi meaning
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Incumbent (noun)
The holder of an office or post. पदधारी
Synonyms: Officeholder, Occupant, Current, Serving
Example: Senator Smith, the incumbent, faces a tough fight for reelection next year.
Coalesce (verb)
Come together to form one mass or whole. एकत्रित
Synonyms: Amalgamate, Consolidate, Commingle
Antonyms: Dissever, Sunder, Dissociate
Example: The ice masses coalesced into a glacier over time.
Discourse (noun)
Verbal interchange of ideas. प्रवचन
Synonyms: Colloquy, Converse, Sermon
Example: The discourse between the two candidates has not been friendly.
Dismay (verb)
Cause (someone) to feel concern and distress. निराश
Synonyms: Aghast, Appalled, Daunted, Dispirit
Antonyms: Embolden, Encourage, Hearten
Example: To the dismay of the teenagers, all of the concert tickets had been sold.
Farcical (adjective)
Very silly, unlikely, or unreasonable, often in a way that is humorous. हंसी का
Synonyms: Ludicrous, Ridiculous, Comedic, Comical
Antonyms: Humorless, Lame, Unamusing, Uncomic
Example: The farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns.
Deft (adjective)
Demonstrating skill and cleverness. कुशल, निपुण
Synonyms: Adept, Adroit, Dexterous, Proficient
Antonyms: Awkward, Clumsy, Amateur , Unskillful
Example: The deft musician was able to play the harmonica and the piano at the same time.
Sully (verb)
To make something dirty: or damage the purity or integrity of. मैला करना
Synonyms: Besmirch, Tarnish, Defile, Taint
Antonyms: Cleanse, Purify
Example: People that sully our state parks with their trash.
Fractious (adjective)
(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome. झगड़ालू
Synonyms: Cantankerous, Bellicose, Petulant, Recalcitrant
Antonyms: Contented, Affable, Complaisant
Example: They fight and squabble like fractious children.
Irrevocable (adjective)
Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered. अपरिवर्तनीय
Synonyms: Immutable, Final, Permanent, Conclusive
Antonyms: Changeable, Reversible, Flexible
Example: She has made an irrevocable decision.
Moot (verb)
Raise (a question or topic) for discussion. कल्पित विषय पर तर्क वितर्क करना
Synonyms: Introduce, Propose, Suggest, Propound
Antonyms: Censor, Hush, Quiet, Silence
Example: Conservatives had shouted down the proposal when it was first mooted.
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1. Synonym of Dismay
2. Antonym of Irrevocable
3. Synonym of Coalesce
4. Antonym of Sully
5. Synonym of Fractious
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